self-determination

  • 11Self-determination theory — (SDT) is a general theory of human motivation concerned with the development and functioning of personality within social contexts. The theory focuses on the degree to which human behaviors are volitional or self determined that is, the degree to …

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  • 12self-determination — self′ determina′tion n. 1) freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting others 2) gov freedom of a people to determine the way in which they shall be governed and whether or not they shall be self governed • Etymology:… …

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  • 13self-determination — self determi nation n [U] the right of the people of a particular country to govern themselves and to choose the type of government they will have …

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  • 14self-determination — self de,termi nation noun uncount the freedom of the people in a country to choose their own government and not be controlled by another country …

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  • 15Self-determination of Australian Aborigines — The concept of self determination has, since 2003, become a topic of some debate in Australia in relation to Aboriginals (Indigenous Australians). In the early 1970s, the Aboriginal community approached the Government of Australia and requested… …

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  • 16Self-determination and Freedom — The Self determination and Freedom (Spanish: Autodeterminación y Libertad ) is a leftist political party in Argentina. External links* [http://www.autodeterminacionylibertad.8k.com/ Official web site] …

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  • 17self-determination — /sɛlf dəˌtɜməˈneɪʃən / (say self duh.termuh nayshuhn) noun 1. determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence. 2. the determining by a people or nationality of the form of government it shall have, without reference to the wishes of …

  • 18self-determination — Synonyms and related words: Communist threat, Declaration of Independence, Western imperialism, absolute monarchy, aristocracy, atrocity story, autarchy, autarky, autocracy, automatic control, automation, automatism, automatization,… …

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  • 19self-determination — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. privilege, spontaneity, initiative; see will 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The capacity to manage one s own affairs, make one s own judgments, and provide for oneself: independence, self reliance, self sufficiency. See …

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  • 20self-determination — n. 1 a nation s right to determine its own allegiance, government, etc. 2 the ability to act with free will, as opposed to fatalism etc. Derivatives: self determined adj. self determining adj …

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